Title

Author

Abstract

With ongoing operations in the Middle East, military families face a large amount of stress surrounding deployment. While many studies have been conducted on soldier mental health, few have been published on the health of their families and even less on their children. The present case studies examine the mental health of military children, the change in family environment, and the social supports dependent spouses use during deployment. Two families are presented in this study. One family represents an Army Reserve family and the other an Air Force family. By comparing scores to standardized scores, it was shown that mental health and family environment was affected during deployment. However, extraneous variables confounded results, making it difficult to determine the exact cause of the changes.

Advisor

Sarah K. Sifers

Committee Member

Carlos Panahon

Committee Member

Kimberly Zammitt

Date of Degree

2011

Language

english

Document Type

Thesis

Degree

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

Psychology

College

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Recommended Citation

Brink, Jill, "Evaluating Changes in Families with Members on Military Deployment" (2011). All Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects. 22.
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/etds/22